DAC 2496 (AK4393) DAC KIT With CS8416+AK4393+5532 - Page 9

erin · 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stifa

Just one question ...in the 2 middle circles should I replace blue caps or blue and red ones as well? ... and 470uF ? is that what was already on the board or what you had in supplies ?

Cheers

Just replace the electrolytics with the oscons. In the kit they give you 10uf.
I suggest you put 470uf oscon. But I guess any value oscon you have will be OK.
Be sure to give it 22000uf on all rails!

stifa · 17th May 2011, 01:09 PM

Couple of my friends have Buffalo II DAC that uses ESS chip ... although I havent heard it myself Ive heard good things about it... but it depends on what system you plug it in.
I also prefer analog/less detail to digititis/fireworks detail , anytime.

Will do, i have 400.000uF in my amp ... Im sure it wont mind if I borrow some

Peace!

erin · 17th May 2011, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stifa

Couple of my friends have Buffalo II DAC that uses ESS chip ... although I havent heard it myself Ive heard good things about it... but it depends on what system you plug it in.
I also prefer analog/less detail to digititis/fireworks detail , anytime.

Will do, i have 400.000uF in my amp ... Im sure it wont mind if I borrow some

Peace!

You will like this AK4393 DAC.
400,000uf!! ROCK ON

thevalvekid · 19th May 2011, 06:27 AM

Hi, I've just ordered this kit, from what I hear, it's well worth taking the plunge.

Now this may be a stupid question (ahem, newbie...), but could it be converted to tube output? I've been toying with the idea building a tube DAC for a while...

Thanks.

johnm · 19th May 2011, 05:19 PM

Hi there.

Which kind of Sanyo Oscon are recommended for this DAC please?

Just ordered one too - will be fun to compare that with my Gigaworks 24/192 DAC

- John

johnm · 09:16 PM

Are these as good as Oscons:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5PCS-470uF-16V...item51946f57c3

Thanks.

erin · 19th May 2011, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnm

Are these as good as Oscons:

5PCS 470uF 16V NCC PSC Aluminum solid Capacitor | eBay UK

Thanks.

Sanyo makes a few lines of OS-CON capacitor. Ranging from average ones to the top of the line SEPC variety.

NCC PSA or PSC are quite good, and if you are on a budget, they would be my second choice of capacitor. With OS-CON SEPC being my first choice.

The NCC PSA gives a bit of a fuzzy sound in the mid bass region, and a slightly slower overall sound. The SEPC is lighning fast and crystal clear across all frequencies.

The NCC PSA is still a large step up in performance from a regular electrolytic capacitor.

johnm · 20th May 2011, 01:32 AM

Many thanks for that Erin - very helpful indeed!

These look like the correct items (much cheaper than I thought too... hope they're not fake!):

4pcs 16V 470UF SANYO SEPC Aluminum solid Capacitor | eBay UK

- John

erin · 20th May 2011, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnm

Many thanks for that Erin - very helpful indeed!

These look like the correct items (much cheaper than I thought too... hope they're not fake!):

4pcs 16V 470UF SANYO SEPC Aluminum solid Capacitor | eBay UK

- John

Corret ones, but those ones have very short legs and will be a pest to install. you need to get ones with long legs.

Kwikas · 23rd May 2011, 02:44 AM

He will supply long legs if you ask, but can we be sure they're a genuine Sanyo component?

19th May 2011, 09:13 PM	#86
johnm diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hampshire	Are these as good as Oscons: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5PCS-470uF-16V...item51946f57c3 Thanks. Last edited by johnm; 19th May 2011 at 09:16 PM.

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17th May 2011, 01:09 PM	#82
stifa diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgrade	Couple of my friends have Buffalo II DAC that uses ESS chip ... although I havent heard it myself Ive heard good things about it... but it depends on what system you plug it in. I also prefer analog/less detail to digititis/fireworks detail , anytime. Will do, i have 400.000uF in my amp ... Im sure it wont mind if I borrow some Peace!

19th May 2011, 06:27 AM	#84
thevalvekid diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Melbourne	Hi, I've just ordered this kit, from what I hear, it's well worth taking the plunge. Now this may be a stupid question (ahem, newbie...), but could it be converted to tube output? I've been toying with the idea building a tube DAC for a while... Thanks.

19th May 2011, 05:19 PM	#85
johnm diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hampshire	Hi there. Which kind of Sanyo Oscon are recommended for this DAC please? Just ordered one too - will be fun to compare that with my Gigaworks 24/192 DAC - John

20th May 2011, 01:32 AM	#88
johnm diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hampshire	Many thanks for that Erin - very helpful indeed! These look like the correct items (much cheaper than I thought too... hope they're not fake!): 4pcs 16V 470UF SANYO SEPC Aluminum solid Capacitor \| eBay UK - John

23rd May 2011, 02:44 AM	#90
Kwikas diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne	He will supply long legs if you ask, but can we be sure they're a genuine Sanyo component?